Where does “omn” come from?

omn (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse omn, from Proto-Germanic ufnaz, from Proto-Germanic uhwnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.

omn (Westrobothnian): oven

Definitions

  1. oven

Ancestry of “omn”, step by step

omn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse omn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseomn—
2Proto-Germanicufnaz—
3Proto-Germanicuhwnaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot

via Old Norse ofn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseofn—
2Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhwnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ufnaz →